Baycrest Pro-Am team captains get pumped

Maple Reinder team captain Eric Van Ginkel beams as former Maple Leaf and television and radio personality Nick Kypreos holds up the autographed Pro-Am jersey he won in November.

An enthusiastic crowd of team captains converged on Baycrest’s Loftus Hall in March, exchanging fundraising tips, jokes and hockey brag stories over breakfast. “It’s a great opportunity to see what everyone else is doing,” says Team Won captain Stan Feldman. “Plus it gets those competitive juices flowing.”

The Captains Meetings are also an opportunity to make announcements and award prizes. At a meeting in November, Eric Van Ginkel of the Maple Reinders won a signed jersey from Nick Kypreos, a former left-winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs and a hockey analyst for Sportsnet and Hockey Central. “This tournament has been good to me,” said Eric. “Last year I won dinner for two at the Hot Stove, and ran into Borje Salming. Of course, the real prize is knowing I’m raising money for such a good cause.”